Smart Searching



Use Advanced Search to get only the information you need:

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    • What does Advanced Search look like?

    • What do I have to fill in?


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  • Use phrases whenever possible
  • Eliminate words to eliminate pages. For example: eliminate car ads by adding 'car' in "without the words" box
  • Specify Language: English
  • Domain: eliminates commercial sites



You can get some of the same results by following these rules in the search bar:

In Google:
1. Put phrases in quotes " " eg: "planet Saturn"
2. To eliminate a word, use the minus sign - eg: -car
3. To include a word, use the plus sign + eg: +rings

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Different search engines may have different rules, and most have 'Advanced Search' pages for you to use.




Results?**


Without advanced search:


Number of links returned:

==47,700,000==
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Using advanced search, english only:


Number of Links returned:

==182,000 English hits==
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